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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1997
Keith A. Kozak, Sioux City, IA (US);
Charles T. Dammon, Sioux City, IA (US);
Anton R. Poole, Dakota Dunes, SD (US);
Keith A. Kozak, Sioux City, IA (US);
Charles T. Dammon, Sioux City, IA (US);
Anton R. Poole, Dakota Dunes, SD (US);
Gateway Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A keyboard for a computer receptive to a modular or other device, and a modular touch screen device having at least one changeable virtual key, are described. The keyboard includes a connector receptive to a corresponding connector of a device such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) device. The device communicates with a computer through the keyboard in a docking mode. The modular touch screen device extends the capability of a keyboard to which it is connected in a docking mode by providing changeable virtual keys. In a stand-alone mode, the modular touch screen device acts as a truncated wireless keyboard, or a dynamic remote control, for a computer.